Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba

YouTube video by Strategies for Children Charlotte Bruce and Carley Ruemmele, Healthy Families Tax Credits Coalition

Tax season is here! Many MA families could be eligible for cash that could help cover rent, groceries, and other essentials—even if they had low or no income in 2025. Watch our presentation with @sfc-ma.bsky.social on tax credits and FindYourFunds in English here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=2iM5...

Eloquently said... a tornado ripping the stability of our nation's families apart thru harmful, short-sighted cuts to food assistance, health care and more. We will see the impacts in our children's health for years to come. Thank you, Dr. Arenson, for speaking up!🔊

Judge block ICE, DHS from using taxpayer data for immigration enforcement A federal judge in Massachusetts has ordered federal immigration authorities to stop using taxpayer information for immigration enforcement purposes.

We celebrate Greater Boston Legal Services’ win for immigrant taxpayers from a federal court in Massachusetts that just blocked ICE from being able to use taxpayer data, including the records it got last summer—an important victory for millions of families this tax season.

A new commentary co-authored by our Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social makes the case SNAP isn’t just nutrition assistance—it’s a critical public health intervention that reduces food insecurity, improves health outcomes, and supports economic well-being.

New article in Health Affairs Scholar by our Research Scientist Ana Poblacion, PhD; Dir. of System Implementation Strategies Richard Sheward, MPP; and Executive Dir. @stephanieedc.bsky.social, PhD, MPH, explains the development and validation of a 1-item screener for very low food security.

In defense of our nation’s children, members of @letkidsthrive.bsky.social are calling on Congress to reject budget proposals that include additional funding for ICE to harm families, detain parents, and traumatize children. Read CTAN's full statement here: childrenthriveaction.org/2026/01/chil...

Join the MIRA Coalition for their upcoming 'Know Your Rights' training for Early Childhood Providers.

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President Trump's Department of Justice finally admitted what we knew all along.

DOGE mishandled Americans’ private information and shared Social Security data.

This is unacceptable and illegal, and those responsible must be held accountable.

These are scarring experiences. Even immediate cessation of these activities will leave huge need for support and counseling for children and the whole MN community, not to mention a fundamental rebuilding of trust. These actions violate the role of government in the care and safety of its people.

“You can’t think forward if you’re constantly scrabbling for the moment.”

@baystatebanner.bsky.social's story about the @publichealth.boston.gov and Northeastern IHESJR summit our ED @stephanieedc.bsky.social attended on the social determinants of mental health: baystatebanner.com/2025/10/29/a...

Our Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social discusses the harms that will come from SNAP cuts in today's @bostonglobe.com: www.bostonglobe.com/2025/11/19/o...

Even if SNAP is fully funded, cuts to the program will harm child and family health across Massachusetts—and the country. Learn more in a @bostonglobe.com letter to the editor by Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social anieedc.bsky.social, PhD, MPH: childrenshealthwatch.org/federal-snip...

As Medicaid cuts loom and Congress struggles to put together a viable health care plan, the well-being of children and their families hangs in the balance. Earlier this year, @stephanieedc.bsky.social talked to @triplepundit.bsky.social about those cuts—and their consequences.

In our latest blog, Executive Director @stephanieedc.bsky.social explains why expanding the "public charge" rule "should alarm anyone who cares about children’s health and our nation’s future." Read the blog: childrenshealthwatch.org/expanding-th...

[8] “Forced separations & family displacement destabilize families economically, depriving children of basic human needs—food, shelter, & safety—compounding health harms. Congress must stand up for children & refuse to fund cruelty.”
Stephanie Ettinger de Cuba, @childrenshw.bsky.social

Children’s Advocates to Congress: Protect Our Children, No More Money to ICE - Children Thrive Action Network FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE MEDIA CONTACTS:  Melissa Stek, Communications Consultant, melissa@mountgem.com  Tom Salyers, Director of Communications, tsalyers@clasp.org  Washington, D.C., January 20, 2026—In...

[1] Today, children’s advocacy organizations called on Congress to reject additional federal funding for Immigration Customs and Enforcement (ICE).
childrenthriveaction.org/2026/01/chil...

Our executive director @stephanieedc.bsky.social spoke to @devongray.bsky.social of End Poverty in California about the threats posed to families by looming Medicaid cuts in this new article from @triplepundit.bsky.social: triplepundit.com/2025/medicai...

“AAAGGGHHH!!!” A Memo from Animal, Your New Editor-in-Chief “[Editor-in-chief of CBS News] Bari Weiss told network staffers in a morning editorial call that she wants to ‘win’ before delivering a rallying cr...

STORY: ORANGE MAN LIE AGAIN

OLD WAY: “CRITICS SAY STATEMENT MAY BE MISLEADING.”

ANIMAL WAY: HIT KICK DRUM, YELL “LIE!” HIT TAMBOURINE, WHISPER “but other side lie too” IN SOFTEST MIKE JOHNSON VOICE.

USDA recently announced that it is terminating future data collection on food insecurity. This decision will obscure the state of the nation’s households and the impact of policy decisions in the wake of cuts to SNAP and Medicaid. Read our full statement: childrenshealthwatch.org/statement-on...

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